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Best GPS for Hiking: Your Complete Selection Guide
If you’re a hiker, backpacker, or really anyone that spends time in the backcountry, you need more safety equipment for navigation. Handheld GPS...
Complete Guide to Skiing Japan
Why Should You Ski Japan? Three words: Heated toilet seats. From heated toilet seats and après hot buns to the deepest powder skiing in the world,...
Cloudways Website Hosting Review
Cloudways is a managed hosting service that allows website owners to utilized managed hosting through several different very powerful server options...
How To Plan & Prepare For Your First Backpacking Trip
Almost every backpacker remembers his or her first trip like it was yesterday. Mine was the 38-mile Trans-Catalina Trail during a sweltering Labor...
12 Best Apps Every Hiker Should Download
Being outdoors in nature is mostly about putting the phone down and getting out there. But sometimes, a smartphone is your ticket to enjoy the...
Hardshell vs. Softshell Jackets: When To Use Each
When you’re choosing an outer layer for cold weather outdoor activities, you have to choose between a hardshell and a softshell jacket. Both types...
What Can You Find Metal Detecting On Hiking Trials?
Whether you're a seasoned hiker or just starting out, adding metal detecting to your repertoire can make your hikes that much more exciting. Metal...
Your Ultimate Jet Ski Equipment & Accessory Guide
Jet Skis are vehicles that can be used as recreational vehicles while on vacation, at your lake house, or can easily be towed to any body of water....
Beginner’s Guide to Ultralight Backpacking
If you're here, you’re either looking for ways to lighten your load or decide if ultralight backpacking is right for you. Either way, you're in the...
PLBs vs. Satellite Messengers – Everything You Should Know
Nobody likes to think that their backcountry adventures may end in an emergency situation, but a smart outdoors enthusiast knows that sometimes, the...
Airsoft and Airgun Safety Guide – All You Need To Know
The usual definition of an air gun is any gun that fires a projectile with compressed gas or air. This includes airsoft guns as well as BB guns that...